negotiations; discussions; connection
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
invisibly; secretly; privately
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
breakdown of negotiations
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
(find) common (meeting) ground
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
strip-searching; security check
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to torment; to harass; to tease
turmoil; chaos; confusion
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
release; emission; ejection
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
pressure; oppression; suppression
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
hostility; animosity; enmity
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
inundation; submersion; flood
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
interference; meddling; butting in
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to invite in; to show someone in